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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Hobbes call a third law of nature?
(a) justice
(b) habitation
(c) security
(d) the inevitability of death
2. What kind of idea does Hobbes classify as good wit?
(a) one so unique that nobody else would have thought of it
(b) one open to argument and debate
(c) one that produces only good results
(d) one that everyone can agree to
3. Which two forms of government need not worry about succession?
(a) neither a monarchy nor an anarchy
(b) neither a democracy nor an aristocracy
(c) neither a republic nor a dictatorship
(d) neither a communist nor an empire
4. What, left uncontrolled, does Hobbes say can lead to misery and unhappiness?
(a) pride, sloth, and gluttany
(b) competition, harmful shyness, and vain glory
(c) hunger, alcohol, and hedonism
(d) personality, education, and drive
5. How does Hobbes suggest that people reason?
(a) By counting on fingers and toes
(b) By mathematical equations
(c) By first getting burned
(d) By adding or subtracting two thoughts
6. When a multitude becomes one group, what must they select?
(a) the furniture that is appropriate for a group
(b) a representative who is trusted by all the group members
(c) a set of rules, regulations, and by-laws
(d) an appropriate meeting place large enough to accomodate all
7. What example does Hobbes give to support his idea that just banding together is not enough for protection?
(a) A hundred rabbits can scare a hunter.
(b) Twenty sheep cannot fight off a pack of wolves.
(c) A flock of birds cannot defeat the cat.
(d) Two families joined are not powerful enough to combat three families.
8. Why does Hobbes say the multitude cannot protest against the sovereign?
(a) They will be beheaded.
(b) They will destroy the commonwealth.
(c) They have no voice.
(d) They voluntarily entered into the covenant.
9. How does Hobbes define a pact or covenant?
(a) when any promise is made
(b) when something is transferred or traded for future payment
(c) when something is sold or traded
(d) when money changes hands
10. Why does Hobbes say men will give up some of their freedoms?
(a) when they are given other freedoms in return
(b) when they go to prison
(c) to seek protection for their lives and those of their family
(d) when it does not cost them anything
11. What are examples of Hobbes' involuntary motions?
(a) writing, feeling, and sleeping
(b) thinking, eating, and reading
(c) breathing, blood flow, and other bodily functions
(d) planning, acting, and rejoicing
12. What results are there when an actor makes a contract?
(a) The contract must be approved.
(b) The contract is invalid.
(c) The author is not bound to it.
(d) The author is also bound.
13. When many people first get together, what are they called?
(a) A gaggle
(b) A mob
(c) A multitude
(d) A hodge podge
14. To be sure one has found reason, what is necessary?
(a) The soverign must be consulted.
(b) It must stand the test of time.
(c) All affirmations and negations must be considered.
(d) The negations must be discarded.
15. How does Hobbes define injustice of an action?
(a) injury
(b) accidents
(c) premeditation
(d) a lawsuit
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Hobbes say is needed to protect people from danger?
2. What does Hobbes call a dominion acquired by conquest?
3. What does Hobbes accept when peace is impossible?
4. What seems to be a contradiction in Hobbes' attitude toward protest?
5. How does Hobbes describe his compound imagination?
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